Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-12
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DR.. vonlanger of Vienna, an eminent eci-
enlist, who is mentioned in Darvin's books,
is dead.
A number of young women of Hammond,
Ind, claim to have been slandered BY Editor
Towle of the Echo. On Friday, seven OF
them threw red pepper in his face and cow
hided him.
II is reported at Shanghai that Prince
Chung, the Emperor's father, 10 dead. He
exercised large and controlling influence at
Court, but was in harmony with the viceroy.
So it is not expected that his death will cause
a change in the policy of China.
man named Frank Herbert 10 under ar
rest charged with brutal assault upon Mr..
Lewis Rider, at Brownville, Dec. 9Th, while
Mr.. Rider was sitting at dinner ut the Norton
farm, The men had loud words before en-
tering the house, upon some business matters
and while Rider was eating Herbert dealt
him heavy blow on the side of the head
with an iron poker, knocking him from the
chair where he lay unconscious for about four
hours. Herbert then inflicted several blows
upon Riders face with his fist. The injured
man is reported to be in fair way to recover.
Herbert is awaiting his trial.
At $50 o'clock, Saturday morning, nre
was discovered in the building known -
Lewis hall, Deering, Me. The building had
hall in the second story, and the lower
floor was occupied as an engine house. The
building was thoroughly burned out. Capt.
Lewis estimates his loss at 81 900, and that
of the town at O., ,O00. The public library
in the building was saved. The Deering
Town improvement Society was holding .
fair in the hall and lost large number Of
articles.
Charles Thompson, aged 80 years married,
Of Conway Junction. Me-, freight train
employe. while shifting freight cars, Satur-
day morning, at Union, fell under the wheels.
Both legs were cut of and other injuries re-
ceived, probably fatal.
The trial of the seven men indicted for
manslaughter for killing Constable Whele-
han in county Glare, ireland, concluded Sat
urday The jury was unable to agree In the
case of the two Murphys, but returned .
verdict Of guilty against O'Leary and the
four other prisoners. o'Leary was sentenced
to seven years each.
Thirty thousand bags of potatoes per week
are imported at New York from Scotland
and Ireland.
An accident doing damage to cars only,
happened on the N. l.. N. r. Ut Amherst,
Mass, Saturday afternoon.
The complaint against Frank II. Young,
the second party arrested upon suspicion for
throwing vitrol upon Mamie Mshon Nov. 70,
was heard Saturday in the police court at
Haverhill, Mass, and resulted in his being
held in 81 900 to appear before the superior
court, Salem, on the fourth Monday in JAN
uary.
Lynn, Mass, will put strong base ball
team into the New England League in 1883.
A Wilkesbarre, Pa. dispatch Of Saturday
says; An accident more frightful In Its na-
turc' than has occurred in this vicinity for .
long time, happened at Waddelrs mines In
Luzerne borough, early this morning. Ten
men were being lowered down the deep
shaft to their work. when the drag became
misplaced and the carriage on which the
men were standing jumped out of the guides.
Instantly, John johnson, son of the engineer,
and a miner named Monahan were hurled
from the platform and sent whirling down
the dark depths of the shaft, distance Of
over 500 feet. Their terribly mangled re-
mains were subsequently rescued and carried
to the top. The terrific conclusion also
broke the legs of William Boyd and John
PLIGHT miner from the Hazelton region,
had his back broken. The other six men
escaped with comparatively slight injuries
The Worcester, Mass. democrats nominate
Hon. Chas. Is. Pratt for Mayor.
A dwelling house owned by J. NJ. Cebal-
los, Gravesend, l.. L., was destroyed by fire
Saturday Loss 100000
DIR. Norvin Green denies that Gould 10
trying to Withdraw from the cable pool.
Mr. Samuel Spencer has been elected
President Of the Baltimore G Ohio road at .
salary of S25 900.
The Russian army movements are caused
by local necessities. They are in no way
intended to menace states bordering on the
rontier.
Hooper, member Of Parliament has been
arrested at Cork for publishing reports Of
meetings of suppressed branches Of the Ma
League.
Saturday afternoon Nathan w. Fellows Of
Gloucester, Mass, while crossing the bridge,
which workmen were repairing, fell through
and was drowned. He was 10 years Of age.
OF late years he has lived alone, and IL said
to be worth 100000, which will probably
fall to Detective Moore, who 10 the nearest
relative.
A young man named Sullivan, belonging
at Portland, N. b., was suddenly killed Sat
urday afternoon while working In "Walker's
cut near West cove, Greenville, on the
Canadian Pacific railway. portion Of the
death.
| At New Haven, Conn, John Buckley was
found dying near the dead body Of his wife.
in any old loft. They were in poverty.